Rural-mail delivery.



W. D. LIZABIAGH. RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. APPLICATION FILED my 19, 1914.

1,127,040. Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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ing is a-specification.

UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM D. LIZABIACI-I, OF

nURAL MAIL Application filed May 19, 1

To all whom it may concern: 3

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. LIZA- BIACH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hot Springs, inthe county of Garland and State of Arkansas, have: invented new and useful Improvements in Rural-Mail Delivery, of which the follow- The invention relates to an improved mail Collection and delivery system, designed for the collection of mail fromand distribution of mail to a series of separated point, as in rural delivery, said points having connection through the system with a main station. A

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a system including track wires or rods, and a carrier suspende therefrom and adapted for travel thereorer, the carrier being provided with mail collecting and distributing elements. whereby the mail maybe collected from or distributed to any predetermined point or statrolley wires 3 preferably metallic,

larly to the accompanying tance above the bottom tion throughout carrier. 1

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being had particudrawings, in

the length of travel of the which Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved carrier, showing the same in place on the tracks. Fig. 2 is a s milar View taken from the opposite side. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical central longitudinal section through the carrier. Fig. 5 a transverse section taken through the device. I

Referring particularly to the accom--, v panving drawings, the improved system includes trackway preferably in the form of 1 and 2 forming circuit wires therein from any suitable source of supply and arranged throughout the area over which the system is designed to operate.

The improved carrier comprises a casing having one end formed with an opening 4 extending from the top of the casing to a point some disthereof, the opening being designed to be closed by the hinged door 5. The bottom of the casing is formed with an opening 6 for a portion of its length adapted to be closed by doors 7 hinged at the side edges and meeting the longitudinal center of the opening. he

Specification of Letters Patent.

engage the doors the plane ing flanges on'their lower edges. A. 621N161.

, provide a series of ratchet teeth 19. and the DELIVERY.

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edges of the opening are provided with limiting strips 8 adapted to limit the outward movement of the doors and support the same iniopening closing position. Springs 9 are arranged in rear of the doors to force them toclosing position,.trips 10 being arranged in the side walls of the casing to and hold them fully open against tension of the springs 9. Brackets 11 are secured to the bottom surface of the top of the casing and arranged in opposing relation, a trackway 12 being supported upon the brackets in a manner to provide an uninterrupted upper edge of said track. The ends of the track are arranged in spaced relation to'form an open space 13, brackets 14 supporting such ends of the trackway. Supporting wheels 15 are ro tatablv mounted in spaced relation within of the trackway, said wheels havribbon 16 of endless type'is supported for endless travel upon the wheels. the arrangement being such that the ribbon 16 is aproxiuiatelv in the same horizontal plane as the trackway. Carrier rods 17 project outwardly in uniformly spaced relation from the ribbon 16, sa d pins including sections fixed to the ribbon and suppo tina sect ons 19 pivotally connected to the fixed sections. the p ns as a whole being of such length that the ends of the movab e sections 18 are adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the track 12, the h nged connection between the sections of. the pins being arranged On the top edge the ribbon 16 is formed to angle pawl 20 is adapted to cooperate successively with said teeth. The teeth, are so arran ed. and the movement of the pawl is such that the ribbon is moved approximately the difference between the adjacent pins at each operation of the pawl. The pawl is held in engagement with the ratchet teeth by the spring 21, and is connected arm 22 proiecting radially from the shaft 23, which latter extends to one side wall of the casing and is connected to the trip rod 24 having its freeend operative in the guide 25 secured to the carrier. A spring 26 is adapted to return the rod 24 to normal position, that is retract the pawl for engagement with the next successive tooth of the ribbon.

On that side of the casing opposite the between the ribbon and track. I,

to the guide 28" and pivotally supported i i'eava 2? lower, i e i nhd mou ted n a "its upper end connected Wheels are rigidlyiconne cted to "thesh'aft of a .';29;@.W .t-ha i11e, door 5, a spring 30 operating lever in that f JP -i l iqhjitil -g 'ww Same to close a i. l hll lf t l i i nggrooved Wheels 'SQLIFOne opposing-set ythedoor 4 having been opened for: such recooperation jot the trips; foreach station retnrn trip the The mail matter is th ns delivered. On the mail matter to be taken up, iyvhich is snpported in any suitable type of rame, is received through the openings,

ception through a suitable arranged trip en t or axle 33 *Which 'through the medium of j sproc ket 'ivhee'lsand chainsi84 is 'drivenby motor 35,

through conductors 36 fed throughtheopposingp ai-r or; trolley Wheels which are suit "ably insulated for the; purpose} IThe. conmall durm ductors 3.6 le adthrough reversing 'svvitch 37 having a handle portion thereot in p'osi: 'tion to be operated by the' trip at each end of thesystein, so that the tiravelxof ithe car- In use, inthe operation of .thefimproved system, [the carrier is; designed, to deliver one trip flengthwise the track and'to take u mail during; the return trip.

In arranging for the delivery the re- "spective mail matter idesigned for the sue cessive' "stations. is supported" by loops upon I stationis'fsuspe'nded of the,carrier' andthrough the doors 'Z which a suitabl *c'o ies 0': threaten nia -"tetbfaiiiea for successive pins1 7 ,be1ngarranged upon movable -section ,ther'eof'and latter jis then r g i -6 fl'ilfi y Z fOflSfbQ suppor he'material pendanttherefrom between the hfl f lib t A'Szthq arr r; a vance a r ng d .t Po 'mpunb iup n fixture adjacent the; station engagesnndjactuates the bar 24 jv1th the; efifect 'to advance {the ribbo'nione ste'p' This carriesthe pin on Which t'l eima'ilhnatter 3 whe eu omft f ee, pe it ng t m t r 9;. h bot m ndof pin drops,

current being led the flatter I'for that particular 'lin t h spa "closed. 1

gagingand 'operating the lever 27.. .At the end ofthe delivery trip the doors 7 are released .to the influence 7 otFthe? springsfg and tus including a jtrackwayfa casing traveling lengthwise thereof, 7 M [ed for movement ln -th'e' cas ng, meansfor operating said element, ma1l supportingipins;

ing, saidv opening,

:With a deliveryiopening,"doors closing said opening, meansyfor moving the doors to v the e P iQU lWQQQ i10pm hrough five'oents each, by

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terrupted tracklvvay rthe pivotedend of: said, pins except atprerier in the relatively reversedirections is i automatically "controlled an endless ribbon mountprojecting fromthe element and constructed in pivotally connected sections, and, an

for cooperatin g, vii-ith determined point, said" casing being formed With receiving'opening and adoor for clos-j ,thedoor. I, 2. A mail delivery and collection appara tus including a-trackway, a leasing traveling 1 lengthwlse thereof, "an I v ed formovement lathe casing, meansjfor i endless ribbonmounm operating said element,mailsupporting pins projecting from the elementand constructed in pivotally l'connectedj sections,- an interrupted trackway for cooperating with the pivoted end of said ipins except" atprede terminecl "point, said casing ebeing formed closed position, and means-for locking doors against such closing means"; v

Intestimony whereof, I aiiixmy signature in presen ce of two Witnesses. I v

. 'WILLIAM D. LIZABI'ACH. Witnessesz. 1

H ,JoHN MCCASLIN,

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and means-for operating addressing the Conii iis sioner of li'atents. 

